British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement
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The British Academy Video Games Award for Audio Achievement is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "excellence in the design and application of sound, dialogue and music to create an exceptional audio experience".[1]
| British Academy Games Award for Audio Achievement | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best design and application of sound, dialogue and music for a video game. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Alan Wake 2 |
| Website | www |
The award was first presented at the 1st British Academy Games Awards in 2004 to Grand Theft Auto: Vice City under the name Sound. Since then, it has gone through several name changes, going by Audio Achievement at the 2nd British Academy Games Awards, Audio at the 3rd British Academy Games Awards and Use of Audio from the 3rd to the 7th British Academy Games Awards. The category returned to Audio Achievement at the 8th British Academy Games Awards and has been handed out under that name ever since.
As developers, EA DICE hold the record for most nominations in this category, with seven, while Santa Monica Studio has the most wins, with three. Sledgehammer is the developer with the most nominations without a win, with five. Sony Interactive Entertainment is the publisher with the most nominations, with twenty eight and have a leading nine wins in the category. Xbox Game Studios have the most nominations without a win, with six.
The current holder of the award is Alan Wake 2 by Remedy Entertainment and Sony, which won at the 20th British Academy Games Awards in 2024.
Winners and nominees
Summarize
Perspective
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
| Indicates the winner |
- Note: The games that don't have recipients on the table had Development Team credited on the awards page.
Multiple nominations and wins
Developers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| EA DICE | 7 | 2 |
| Naughty Dog | 6 | 1 |
| Sledgehammer Games | 5 | 0 |
| Infinity Ward | 4 | 0 |
| Rockstar North | 4 | 1 |
| Santa Monica Studio | 4 | 3 |
| Harmonix | 3 | 0 |
| Insomniac Games | 3 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 3 | 1 |
| Remedy Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| Rocksteady Studios | 3 | 0 |
| Simogo | 3 | 0 |
| 343 Industries | 2 | 0 |
| Crystal Dynamics | 2 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 2 | 0 |
| FreeStyleGames | 2 | 0 |
| Guerrilla Games | 2 | 0 |
| Id Software | 2 | 0 |
| Kojima Productions | 2 | 0 |
| Nintendo EAD | 2 | 0 |
| Respawn Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
| Thatgamecompany | 2 | 1 |
| The Chinese Room | 2 | 1 |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 2 | 0 |
| Valve | 2 | 0 |
| Visceral Games | 2 | 1 |
Publishers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Sony Computer/Interactive Entertainment | 28 | 9 |
| Activision | 15 | 1 |
| Electronic Arts | 14 | 3 |
| Microsoft/Xbox Game Studios | 6 | 0 |
| Nintendo | 6 | 1 |
| Rockstar Games | 5 | 1 |
| Ubisoft | 4 | 0 |
| Eidos Interactive | 3 | 0 |
| Simogo | 3 | 0 |
| Warner Bros Interactive | 3 | 0 |
| Annapurna Interactive | 2 | 0 |
| Enhance | 2 | 0 |
| Square Enix | 2 | 0 |
References
External links
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